Posts by: Shameema Yousuf

Times are changing with tennis players on tour now having as part of their entourage, a coach that works on their mindsets. One might hear the words mindset coaching, mental coaching, sport psychology but with many having little understanding as…

Sport Psychologists teach athletes how to use rituals and routines to optimise performance. In this article, they talk about some of the benefits and dangers. https://health.usnews.com/wellness/mind/slideshows/5-pre-performance-rituals-to-watch-for-this-olympics

The power of imagery can be so strong and athletes use the technique by vividly experiencing their performance in mind even before the event. They do this by engaging their sensory system (vision, hearing, somatic sensation*touch*, taste and olfaction*smell*). The…

Nobody gets there alone* Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center’s (STEC) – Volley Against Violence (VaV) program is a community program. With the support of all involved, youths are empowered to achieve. In 2012, when asked what I could bring to…